Source: The post is based on the article “We must break the silence on suicide prevention in India” published in Live Mint on 20th October 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Issues – Problems associated with Health Relevance: Measures needed to prevent suicides in India and address mental health issues News: The author, associated with Mariwala… Continue reading We must break the silence on suicide prevention in India
Tag: Social issues
The measure of the working woman
Source: The post is based on the article “The measure of the working woman” published in The Hindu on 19th October 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Issues – Problems associated with Women Relevance: challenges women face while working outside home News: Traditional Indian family roles limit women to caregiving at home while men work outside.… Continue reading The measure of the working woman
Denied abortion of 27-week-foetus: In India, reproductive autonomy remains a pipedream
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Denied abortion of 27-week-foetus: In India, reproductive autonomy remains a pipedream” published in The Indian Express on 19th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of the vulnerable sections. News: This… Continue reading Denied abortion of 27-week-foetus: In India, reproductive autonomy remains a pipedream
Centralised procurement as a powerful health idea
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Centralised procurement as a powerful health idea” published in The Hindu on 18th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses the advantages of centralized or pooled procurement… Continue reading Centralised procurement as a powerful health idea
Palliative care, a way to reduce financial distress for people with life limiting diseases
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Palliative care, a way to reduce financial distress for people with life limiting diseases” published in The Hindu on 17th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses… Continue reading Palliative care, a way to reduce financial distress for people with life limiting diseases
Generic drugs are everywhere – and that’s a problem
Source: This post has been created based on the article “” published in The Indian Express on 12th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses the issue of unbranded generic drugs and the related problem of substandard… Continue reading Generic drugs are everywhere – and that’s a problem
Women want change, society needs change
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Women want change, society needs change” published in The Hindu on 11th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. News: This article discusses… Continue reading Women want change, society needs change
Mass ageing poses a challenge we’ve never faced before
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Mass ageing poses a challenge we’ve never faced before” published in the Live Mint on 11th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these… Continue reading Mass ageing poses a challenge we’ve never faced before
We need evidence-based traditional medicine
Source: This post has been created based on the article “We need evidence-based traditional medicine” published in The Hindu on 11th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice — Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses the difference between modern and traditional medicine. It… Continue reading We need evidence-based traditional medicine
Use of draconian laws against media outfits shows process can be punishment
Source: The post is based on the article “Vivek Katju writes: Use of draconian laws against media outfits shows process can be punishment” published in Indian Express on 11th October 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Security – role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. News: The article discusses the importance of legal fairness… Continue reading Use of draconian laws against media outfits shows process can be punishment
